Tim hieu nhieu hon ve
nhufng gl ma cac van
phong d vung mien cua
chung toi dang lam vl
cong ly moi truftng trong
cong dong cua quy vi!
Vungl (ME,VT,NH,MA,CT,
Rl)
One Congress Street Boston,
MA 02203
Dien thoai: 617-918-1346
Vung 2 (NY, NJ, PR, VI)
290 Broadway, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10007
Bien thoai: 212-637-5027
Vung 3
(MD,DE,WV,VA, PA, DC)
841 Chestnut Building
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Dien thoai: 215-814-2988
Region 4
(AL, FL,GA,KY,MS, NC,SC,TN)
61 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Dien thoai: 404-562-8460
Vung 5
(IL,IN,MI,MN,OH,WI)
77 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
Dien thoai: 312-353-5614
Vung6(AR, LA.NM, OK.TX)
1445 Ross Ave, Suite 1200
Dallas,TX 75202-2733
Dien thoai: 214-665-3138
Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NB)
726 Minnesota Ave
Kansas City, KS 66101
Dien thoai: 913-551-7649
Vung 8
(CO,MT,ND,SD,UT,WY)
999 18th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2405
Dien thoai: 303-462-9252
Vung 9
(CA,AZ,HI,NV,GM,AS)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Dien thoai: 415-972-3795
Vung10(AK, ID,OR,WA)
1200 Sixth Ave (MD-142)
Seattle, WA 98101
Dien thoai: 206-553-2899
oEPA
EPA 300F12002
Thang Tif 2012
Hoi hop qua dien thoai ve Cong ly Moi trU&ng theo tuTng quy
Cac cuoc hop qua dien thoai nay cung cap thong tin cho cac ngi/di tham gia ve cac hoat dong Cong ly Moi
truing cua To chut EPA va duy trl doi thoai cdi md v6i to chut van dong cho cong ly moi tri/dng. De biet
them thong tin, truy cap: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/events/ej-outreach-calls.html
Cdng CM cho Ho^t d$ng C6ng l# M6i trifdng
Chifang tnng OEJ eta thiet lap cac cong cy sau de tang along host dong ve cac van de cong ly moi trifcfng
dang quan ngai. Cac no life qua lai nay nham tao nen sifnhat quan va ro rang chung quanh viec lam sao to chut
EPA co thexac djnh va giai quyet cac quan ngai cong ly moi trifdng.
EJView
EJ View la mot cong cu lap ban do cho phep ngufti sifdung lap ban do va tao ra bao cao di/a vao cac vung dia
ly va cac duf lieu nhi/nhan khau, va thong tin y te va moi truftng. Cong cu nay giup ngi/di sifdung xacdinh cac
vung d My bi 6 nhiem qua tai d tieu bang, quan hat, thanh pho va mut do duoc dieu tra. De biet them thong tin
ve EJ View hay de su1 dung ling dung nay, truy cap: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/mapping.html
Khoa hoc
OEJ dang no life de tlm hieu nhufng cong dong dang quan lai ve cong ly moi tri/dng chiu tac
dong mot each khong hop lynhi/thenao vdianh hi/dng sut khoe moi truing va dexay dung
hutfng dan ve viec xem xet quan ngai moi trifcfng trong cong tac lap quy tac phap ly. Van
phong chu trl Hoi Thao ve Anh Huttng Stfc Khoe Moi TriTarng Khong Hofp Ly, de xem xet
cac ly do ma cac cong dong thu nhap tha'p Va thieu so chiu cac khac biet ve sut khoe moi
trutmg. OEJ cung phoi hop de Tang cifcfng Cong ly Moi trifcfng trong qua trinhxemxetDao
luat Chinh sach Moi trutmg Quoc gia. De tlm hieu ve cac hoat dong khoa hoc nay, truy cap:
http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/resources/policy/index.html
Phap ly
OEJ tang ci/dng viec sCrdung cac co quan luat phap va che dinh de phat huy cong ly moi
tri/dng va sut khoe cong dong. Vidu, trong bien ban ghi nh6,"Nang caoDanh gia Hoat
dong Mo Than dmat nui Appalachian theo Oao Luat NUcVc Sach, Oao Luat Chinh Sach
Moi Trifcmg Quoc Gia, va Sac Lenh Hanh Phap Cong Ly Moi Trufcfng, giai thich each
thtfc ma to chuTc EPA co the su" dung cac co quan nay giai quyet cac quan ngai ve cong
ly moi truftng of Appalachia. De biet them chi tie't hoat dong OEJ ve cac van de phap ly,
truy cap: http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/resources/policy/index.html
Chinh sach
De thuc day xem xet ve cong ly moi trutmg trong viec lap chinh sach, to chut EPA soan thoa tai lieu hifdYig dan
bao dam la cac nhu cau cua cac cong dong chiu qua nhieu chat thai moi truftng di/cc xem xet trong qua trlnh
quyet dinh chinh sach va phap che. EPA ban hanh tai lieu huotig dan tarn thoi ve viec di/a cong ly moi truftng
vao quy trlnh xay di/ng nguyen tac va dieu luat cua to chut. EPA cung ban hanh cac hi/6ng dan tu1 nguyen
ve dja diem trufofng h9c de giup cac hoc khu va thanh vien cong dong danh gia nguy co moi tri/dng va sifc
khoe, (vidu nhUcac hoa chat 6 nhiem d trong dat tai cho hay cac nguy co ben ngoai nhi/cosdvat chat cong
nghiep) va cac loi ich cua cac noi co the xay tri/dng hoc (vi du xay truftng gan cho hoc sinh de cac em co the di
bo den trUdng) trong qua trlnh xay dung trUdng hoc. De truy cap cac tai lieu nay, xem: http://www.epa.gov/
environmentaljustice/resources/policy/index.html
Dao tao va Hoi thao
OEJ va cac van phong vung mien md cac khoa dao tao va cac hoi thao de day cac to chifc lien quan ve moi
trutmg ve cac van de sifc khoe cong cong va moi trUdng gay anh hi/dng cho cac cong dong bi 6 nhiem moi
trUdng nang. Den nay co hon 4,000 to chiicvaca nhan lien quan da duoctap huan vecong ly moi trUdng. OEJ
cung soan thao khoa hoc cong ly moi tri/dng true tuyen, tlm hieu nguyen nhan cua phong trao cong ly moi
truing, va gi6i thieu tong quat cac cong cu phan tich de giup hieu biet, ke't hop, va giai quyet cac van de cong ly
moi tri/dng. De biet them, truy cap http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/resources/policy/index.html
De Biet Nhieu Thong Tin Horn
Be tim hieu nhieu hem ve Van Phong Cong Ly Moi Trtfdng, Goi 202-564-2515, hay truy cap
http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/index.html
Mot each true: tiep de gop y va tlm duoc cau trS Idi cho cac thSc mlc lien quan den cong ly
trifdng, Goi Di/dng day nong 800-962-6215.
Expanding the
Conversation
r/Btt
www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice
Van phong Cong Ly Moi
Trifdng Dang Lam Viec
Vao thang Gieng 2010, Giam Doc Lisa P. Jackson tuyen bo ve
cac Uu tien cua To chiJc Bao ve Moi trifong: giam thieu khi
thai nha kmh; cai thien chat lirong khong khf; kiem soat nguy co
hoa chat; lam sach noi thai chat doc hai; bao ve nifdc uong tren
toan nU6c My; noi chuyen them ve van de moi trifofng va hoat
dong cho cong ly moi trifdrng; va xay dyng quan he doi tac tieu
bang va bo toe v&ng manh.
rong bai phat bieu cua mlnh ve cong ly moi
ri/dng, Giam doc Jackson nhan manh,"Trong
ac nam sap den, toi muon thay duoc su1 hoi sinh
oan dien cua nhufng dieu chung ta lam va each
hung ta nghTve cong ly moi trUdng.Day khong
|phai lam mot van de chung ta co the trao no cho
:ac cong dong thiet thoi. Day phai la mot phan
rong suy nghT d moi quyet dinh cua chung ta."
De hoi sinh lai cac no lut cong ly moi trUdng cua to chut, Giam doc
chi dao cho cac chutmg trlnh quoc gia EPA va cac van phong d cac
vung giai quyet cac nhu cau cua cac cong dong chiu qua nhieu chat
thai moi tri/dng bang each giam thieu chat thai moi truftng, tang
cuftng loi ich moi tri/dng, va cung nhau phoi hop de xay dung cac
cong dong khoe manh, ben vufng, va xanh.
Van Phdng Cdng L? M6i TrUdng
Van phong Cong ly Moi tri/dng, trutfc day la co ten la Van phong
Blnh dang Moi tri/dng, duoc thanh lap vao nam 1992, nhiem vu
chinh cua Van phong la dieu phoi cac no lut cua to chifc de dUa
cac van de can xem xet ve cong ly moi tri/dng vao tat ca moi chinh
sach, chutmg trlnh, va hoat dong cua to chifc EPA. OEJ tao quyen
chocactochiTclien quan giai quyet tren tinh than xay dung va
phoi hop cac van decong ly moi trUdng.Van phong cung xay
dung quan he doi tac v6i cac chinh phu va to chifc dia phutmg,
tieu bang, bo toe, va lien bang de tao dung duoc cac cong dong
khoe manh va ben vufng.
ChUcmgtrlnhEJ2014
Chufong trinh EJ 2014 da duoc trien khai de ho
tro cho hoat dong L/U tien cua Giam doc Jackson
nham thuc day cong ly moi trutmg. Chuong trlnh
EJ 2014 khong phai la mot quy tac hay mot dieu
le.Day la mot chien lutJc de dUa cong ly moi
trutmg vao cac hoat dong thutmg nhat cua EPA.
Plan EJ 2014
Thut hien Chuong trlnh EJ 2014 la nhiem vu cua toan bo coquan.
Moi chutmg trlnh toan quoc va vung mien da giufvai tro lanh dao
trong Chutmg trlnh EJ 2014 va da trien khai mot chutmg trlnh thuc
hien de kiem soat cac cam ke't nay. Van phong Cong ly Moi tri/dng
(OEJ) ho tro viec dieu hanh va lien lac cua chutmg trlnh, va d mot vai
noi da true tiep tham gia vao viec thut hien chutmg trlnh.
Trong 20 nam qua, QE da hoat dong nham tang cUdng sifc khoe
va tinh ben vufng cong cong d nhufng cong dong chiu qua nhieu
chat thai moi tri/dng va de tao dieu kien cho tat ca cac Van phong
tru sd chinh va vung mien EPA chu trong vao cong ly moi truftng
nhu1 la mot phan cac hoat dong hang ngay cua ho. DUd\ su1 chi
dan cua Giam doc Jackson, Co quan EPA da md rong quan diem
nay, khong nhufng giai quyet cac van de sut khoe con ngufti
khong hop ly ma con tap trung vao viec dem lai cac loi ich moi
trutmg, sifc khoe cong dong va kinh te cho tat ca cac chuong trlnh
cua to chifc.
De dat duoc su1 menh nay, OEJ da xay dung chutmg trlnh, chinh
sach, va hoat dong trong tai lieu nay, nhamfceugo/suT/iomg/o
cua cac ccfquan lien bang giup ho hieu cac van cte cong ly moi
tru'dfng; xay di/ng nang life cho cac chitting trlnh hanh dong dvfa
vao cong dong; du'a tieng noi cua cac cong dong vao quyet dinh
cua to ch#c; va cung cap cong cu cho hoat dong cong ly moi
tru'dfng.
^o.kln, lo.
environmental
justice
Quy VJ Ngay 2 thang 11,2012 danh da'u ky niem Ian thU 20 ngay thanh lap van phong
' h "*'/•? Blnh Dang Moi TrUdng, ma sau nay la van phong Cong Ly MoiTrUdng.
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Cot Moc cua To Chtfc
long Thong Clinton ban hanh chifcmg trinh
EO 12898, Hoat Dong Lien Bang de Giai
quyet Cong ly Moi trUdng d cac Cong dong
Thieu so va Cong dong Thu nhap tha'p.
TochufcHoptacCong
ly Moi trUdng Quoc gia
duocthanh la
Nhom Phoi hop Hoat
dong giCfa cac Co quan
Cong ly Moi tracing Lien
bang dacethanh lap.
TochufcEPAvaHoi
dong Chat laong
MoitrUdng cua
long thong hop
phien dieutrandau
tien.
Bat dau thac
hien cac chaong
trinh Cong ly Moi
tracing.
To chut EPA ban hanh Bien ban
Ghi nhd/'Coquan Luat phap va
Che dinh theo do van de Cong
ly Moi tradng co the daoc giai
Nhom Hoat
Dong Binh Dang
Moi Truing daoc
thanh lap.
Hoi dong Co
van Cong ly Moi
trUdng Quoc gia
daocthanh la
Van phong Cong ly moi
tradng daoc thanh lap
(trade day la Van Phong
BinhDana MoiTradn
Chaong trinh Tai tra
Nho Cong ly Moi trUdng
dace thanh lap.
uvet thona aua viec cao ohe
Khuy€n khich To cntic khac tham qia va de Hieu biet va
Giai quyet van cte Cong ly Moi truing
De ho tra cho viec nang cao stic khoe cong cong va tinh ben vdfng
cua cac cong dong chju qua nhieu chat thai moi trUdng, chinh quyen
lien bang co the stidung nhieu coquan va nguon trogiup khac
nhau. Detang cUdng cac nguon trogiup nay, to chute EPA khuyen
khich sU tham gia cua cac cct quan lien bang de giup ho tham gia
bang hlnh thtic phoi hop.
Nhom Phoi ho*p Hoat dong Gitfa cac Co* quan Cong
ly Moi truing (EJ IWG)
Nhom EJIWG duoc thanh lap vao nam 1994 theo Sac lenh Hanh
phap 12898. Nhom EJ IWG hudng dan, ho tro va tang cUdng Cong
ly Moi trUdng va hoatdong moi trUdng lien bang. Nhom gom co 15
coquan lien bang va mot so Van phong dTda Bach 6c. Bien ban ghi
nhd ve Cong ly Moi trUdng la mot thda thuan giUa cac co quan cua
nhdm EJ IWG nham tai cam ke't cong ly moi trUdng thong qua no lut
phoi hop. Moi co quan ban hanh mot chie'n luoc cong ly moi trUdng,
2012.
Quan He Ooi Tac cho cac Cong dong Ben vOfng la mot minh chifng
ngoan muc ve hieu qua hop tac giufa cac co quan nay . Bang each
phoi hop hoat dong v6i nhau, Bo Nha d va Do thi va Bo Giao thong,
va To chifc EPA hien dang tro giup thue nha co gia phai chang hon,
dem lai cac lUa chon di lai gia re hon, va bao ve moi trUdng d cac
cong dong tren ca nUdc. De biet nhieu thong tin hon ve cac hoat
dong hien tai cua nhom EJ IWG, hay truy cap:
http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/interagency/index.
html
-,..,
X3y di/ng Ning li/c cho ChiTdng trinh Hoat ctong daa vao Cong dong
To chut ERA da biet la cac cong dong phai la ngUdi hanh dong cho
cac giai phap dja phuong. De xay dung nang life trong cac cong
dong nay, OEJ tai tra cho cac to chut, phoi hap vdi cac van phong
vung mien de ho tra ky thuat cho cong dong, va khuyen khich cac
cong dong chju qua nhieu chat thai moi trUdng xay dung quan he
doi tac nham xay dung cong dong khoe manh.
Chumuj trinh Tai tro? Nho
Chutmg trinh Tai tro Nho Cong ly Moi trUdng ho tro tai chmh cho
cac to chLfcdUa vao cong dong va cac chmh phu dia phutmg va bo
toe, thUc hien cac du1 an cong dong nham giai quyet cac van de moi
trUdng va sUc khoe cong cong.TO nam 1994, chutmg trinh da cap
$24 trieu cho 1,466 to chUc nhan tai tro. Chutmg trinh Tai tro Nho
Cong ly Moi trUdng giup cac cong dong chiu qua nhieu chat thai moi
trutmg xay dung quan he doi tac tu than ben vUng, dUa vao cong
dong, tiep tuc cai thien moi trUdng trong tuong lai. De tlm hieu ve
Chuong trinh Tai tro Nho Cong ly Moi trUdng, truy cap:
www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-smgrants.html
Cong dong Cong ly Moi trUdng
To chufc EPA cap $1 trieu de giup xoa bo cac kho khan moitrUdng
va sUc khoe con ngUdi trong mUdi cong dong khap dat nUdc. No lUc
nay dem lai nhieu nguon tro giup tap the va chuyen mon cua cac to
chUc chmh phu va phi chmh phu de dat duoc cac ke't qua dtch thUc
trong cac cong dong. Cac bai hoc thu duoc tU cac du an tang cUdng
kha nang cua to chUc EPA de giai quyet cac thach thUc moi trUdng
dia phuong va ho tro phat trien cong dong bang cac hlnh thUc hieu
qua, tiet kiem, va ben vUng hon. De tlm hieu them ve cac du an cong
dong kieu mau, truy cap:
http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/grants/ej-showcase.
html
Hoi thao cho thanh nien
Thanh nien trai nghiem duoc the gidi qua cac lang kmh khac, cho
phep ho mang den cacy tudng sang tao.De khai thac nang lucnay,
OEJ chu tri cac hoi thao de phat huy sUtham gia cua gidi tre vao tien
trinh quyet dinh moi trUdng.Thanh nien ddia phuong cdtuoi ddi tU
14 den 25.
Cac Dai Suf Cong Ly Moi TrUdng
Chuong trinh Eco-Ambassador cong ly moi trUdng dem lai co hoi
phat trien nghe nghiep cho nhUng hoc sinh tot nghiep. Chuong trinh
nham md rong co hoi cho nhUng hoc sinh tot nghiep phoi hop vdi
van phong to chUc EAP de ho tro cac chUong trinh dUa vao cong
dong va nang cao nang lUc cong dong nham giai quyet cac van de
dang quan ngai ve moi tri/dng; va thuc day cac co hoi phat trien nghe
nghiep cho sinh vien tot nghiep,day la nhufng ngUdi tham gia vao
hay quan tarn nhieu den cong ly moi tri/dng. De tlm hieu nhieu hon,
truy cap http://www.epa.gov/ecoambassadors/environmentaljus-
tice/index.html
DlfaTieng noi cua Cong ctong vao Quyet ctjnh cua Cd quan
OEJ dang hoat dong de difa cac can nhac ve quan ngai cong ly
moi trifdng va difa tieng noi cua cong dong vao viec hoach
dinh va thifc hien chie'n lifac chitting trinh cua cac ca quan.
Hoi Dong Co Van Cong Ly Moi Trufcrng Quoc Gia
(N'EJAC)
Sir menh cua NEJAC la cung cap tu1 van doc lap va kien nghi len Giam
doc ve cac van de rong I6n, tac dong qua lai lien quan den cong ly
moi tri/dng. NEJAC cung to chut cac cuoc hop dai chung de tiep
nhan y kien, thac mac, va kien nghi lien quan den van de cong ly moi
tru'dng.TOnam 1993, NEJAC da co 27 bao cao kien nghi de giai quyet
tot hon nhu cau cua nhufng cong dong thiet thoi va chiu qua nhieu
chat thai moi tri/dng. De doc duoc bao cao cua NEJAC, truy cap:
http://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/nejac/index.html
EJ Listserv
Listserv thong bao cho moi ngufti vechucmg trinh, duan, tai tro,
thong tin cong chung, co hoi va hoatdong EJ d cac coquan khac.De
gia nhap EJ Listserv, truy cap:
https://lists.epa.gov/read/all_forums/subscribe?name=epa-ej
Tham van cac To chufc Bo toe va Ban dja Lien quan
De phoi hop hieu qua hon v6i cac bo toe duoc cong nhan lien bang
va cac nhom ngi/di ban dia khac ve cac van de cong ly moi trUdng,
to chifc EPA dang trien khai cac quy trinh de dieu phoi & phoi hop
v6i cac bo toe va cac to chut lien quan ban dia. Nhom NEJAC/Hoat
dong cua NgUdi Ban Dia hien tu1 van va kien nghi v6i to chifc EPA ve
each thifc hoat dong hieu qua hon v6i cac bo toe, cac to chut ban
dia lien quan, va cac to chifc lien bang khac de giai quyet cac van
de cong ly moi truing.To chifc EPA se sCrdung thong tin tCrcac bo
toe, NEJAC, va cac to chut ban dia lien quan khac, de xay dung cac
hutJng dan/chmh sach chi dao cong ly moi trUdng.De biet nhieu
thong tin hon ve cac no IL/C cua OEJ chmh sach bo toe, truy cap
http://www.epa.gov/tribal/
(xem tiep d mat sau)
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